stjorthotic Chapter 85 Attending the Banquet
Chapter 85 Attending the Banquet
Chapter 85 Attending the Banquet
He walked up to the strength testing device and punched the target with all his might.
After a loud bang, a set of values appeared on the screen above the pneumatic strength detector.
"622.90 jun (a unit of weight)".
"As expected, my strength is still five times my health."
The "Dragon Nirvana Technique" works like this: once you reach the entry level, the refinement of your Qi and blood will be fixed at that stage.
Unless Chen Lie's Qi and Blood value breaks through four digits, and he hasn't yet mastered the "Dragon Nirvana Technique" from beginner to minor success, his Qi and Blood value multiplier will probably start to decline.
Because there is no progress in martial arts techniques, but the qi and blood keep increasing, the qi and blood will become insufficiently refined.
After spending nearly two hours at the martial arts school, Chen Lie left the school. Seeing that it was almost dusk, he immediately boarded the air shuttle bus home.
When Chen Lie arrived home, he saw his parents sitting on the sofa discussing something.
Upon seeing Chen Lie, Feng Yuelan said, "Chen Lie, you're back?"
Your dad and I were just discussing something, why don't you come over and give us your opinion?
"What is it?"
Chen Lie walked over.
"Tomorrow is the day your sister Chen Ying will host a martial arts banquet."
Your uncle and aunt booked the banquet at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel.
A meal there would cost at least 20,000 star coins.
Your dad and I were just discussing how much money to give as a wedding gift to your uncle and his family.
In my opinion, a gift of 60,000 star coins would be fine, not a small amount, and the number sounds good. But your father says that at least 100,000 star coins would be appropriate, because Chen Ying is so talented, and your uncle is now a general in the military. Even if we give him 100,000 star coins, he might not even care.
"Tell me, how should we give the gift money at your sister Chen Ying's martial arts banquet?"
Chen Lie said, "Then let's listen to Dad. There's not much difference between 60,000 star coins and 100,000 star coins."
He remembered that although his eldest uncle's family was arrogant and looked down on his family, they were not as calculating and petty as his second uncle's family.
If you need their help, you'll definitely get a few scoldings, but they'll genuinely help, so there's no need to haggle over a few tens of thousands of star coins.
"Alright, then we'll listen to you two, father and son."
Feng Yuelan got up and went to the kitchen to prepare dinner.
Not long after, Chen Xingyao returned home.
As soon as he got home, Chen Xingyao said, "Dad, I have some good news to announce."
"What good news?" Chen Gequn asked.
"I have mastered the Breaking Void Fist and can use it freely. My Qi and Blood value has reached 0.93 calories today."
Our instructor in the top class said that because I have mastered a D-level martial art, my Qi and Blood value must be progressing rapidly during this period, and that my Qi and Blood value will definitely break through 1 within this month.
So you need to prepare the Blood Qi Essence for me quickly; I need the Blood Qi Essence produced by the Riyue Group.
My classmate said that her brother used Riyao brand Blood and Qi Essence, along with some supplements, and his blood and qi levels immediately increased to 1.8 calories.
Chen Gequn was taken aback, then his face lit up with joy: "That's really good news. Don't worry, I've already ordered the Sunshine Brand Blood Qi Essence. It should arrive in two days at most, and I'll send it directly to our home. Tomorrow I'm going to attend your sister Chen Ying's martial arts banquet, and the day after tomorrow I'll go buy you some supplements. You can use it with the Blood Qi Essence after your Qi and Blood value breaks through 1."
"Thank you, Dad!"
Chen Xingyao beamed with joy.
"Your mother is making dinner in the kitchen. Go tell her the news and make her happy too," Chen Gequn added.
"good!"
Chen Xingyao immediately strode towards the kitchen.
Chen Lie found this rather strange.
He remembered that in his previous life, his sister's Qi and Blood value broke through 1 in the second half of her first year of high school. Now her progress was much faster than in his previous life. Could it be that her classmate broke through 1 in Qi and Blood value early on, which stimulated her?
Chen Lie knew his sister's aptitude. In her previous life, her achievements were no less than Chen Ying's. However, in her later cultivation, the heavily indebted Chen family simply could not provide his sister with any martial arts resources.
Because of limited cultivation resources, Chen Xingyao, who relied solely on the Blue Star government's subsidies for geniuses, had his Qi and Blood value exceed four digits by the age of 19.
Blue Star Martial Arts has been constantly developing and raising the standards for geniuses, becoming increasingly demanding. This is why Chen Xingyao, at the age of 19, had a blood energy value exceeding four digits, but still could not enter the provincial youth genius team. A major reason for this was that his family could not provide support, which caused his younger sister to fall far behind others in the early stages.
Chen Xingyao, who was not selected for the provincial youth genius team, was eventually specially recruited by Blue Star University.
Therefore, Chen Lie knew that his sister might not be a particularly outstanding martial arts genius, but she was definitely within the realm of genius.
At dinner time, the family sat down together to eat.
Feng Yuelan said, "Chen Lie, Yao Yao, you should get some rest early today. Tomorrow morning, we're going to attend your sister Chen Ying's martial arts banquet."
Chen Lie nodded, while Chen Xingyao asked, "Sister Chen Ying? Didn't she take the entrance exam for the Dongchuan Military Academy?"
"So tomorrow your sister Chen Ying is hosting a banquet at the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel, remember to get up early tomorrow."
"Okay, sure." Chen Xingyao nodded.
After dinner, Chen Lie returned to his room.
That night, he did not practice the "Lingguang Divine Refinement Chapter" all night again. He had been practicing for more than a dozen nights in a row. Although his mental strength was strong, he would eventually run out of energy. Cultivation should be balanced with rest and relaxation.
The next morning, Chen Lie woke up from his sleep, got dressed, and washed up.
When I arrived in the living room, I saw that my mother, Feng Yuelan, had already prepared a simple breakfast.
At his parents' urging, Chen Lie sat down at the dining table and began to eat.
At this moment, Chen Xingyao also came out of the room and joined the group eating.
"Mom, what time is Sister Chen Ying's martial arts banquet? Why are we going so early?" Chen Xingyao asked.
"It's better to go sooner rather than later. Your second aunt's family must have gone early too. We can go a little later than them, but it won't look good if we go too late," Feng Yuelan said.
"Oh well."
Chen Xingyao pursed her lips.
After the family finished their meal, they went out of the house together, arrived at the airship, and boarded it.
On the airship, Chen Xingyao asked again, "Are we going to my uncle's house, or directly to the banquet venue?"
"Let's go to your uncle's house first," Feng Yuelan said.
Then she asked Chen Gequn, "Where is your brother staying now? If it's the Dongchuan Military Region, we probably can't get in, right?"
Chen Gequn said, "He's not inside the military region. He has a residence next to the military region. We'll go directly there."
As he spoke, Chen Gequn controlled the airship to take off and fly.
In less than ten minutes, the airship arrived at its destination.
Chen Gequn piloted the airship to land, and Chen Lie and his family of four disembarked one by one.
"Does your uncle's family live here?"
Arriving at a courtyard, Chen Xingyao felt a sense of novelty. In her memory, her family rarely interacted with her uncle, and she had almost never visited his home.
"Your uncle usually lives within the Dongchuan Military Region, so he probably only stays at this house occasionally."
Chen Gequn said, "Let's go knock on the door."
With that, the group went into the courtyard.
Before I could even knock, I saw someone come out of the courtyard.
"Chen Ye?"
Chen Xingyao was puzzled when he saw the person who came out.
Chen Ye, wasn't he suffering from qi and blood deficiency? How come he's here?
At this moment, Chen Ye said, "Third Uncle, Third Aunt, my eldest uncle and aunt are not home, but my parents are inside. You can come in too."
Chen Gequn nodded, then asked, "Chen Ye, your parents said you had qi and blood deficiency. How are you now?"
"My uncle used his military merits to exchange for Blood Mist Flowers and many supplements to stabilize my Qi and blood. I am now cured, and my strength has returned to about three times that of my Qi and blood."
"And as a result, I also gained nearly twenty calories of Qi and Blood," Chen Ye said.
"That's good. Okay, let's go inside."
Chen Gequn and Feng Yuelan entered the courtyard, and Chen Xingyao, after giving Chen Ye a disapproving look, followed her parents inside.
Just as Chen Liegang was about to go in, Chen Ye suddenly moved to block his way.
"Chen Lie, I heard your Qi and Blood value has exceeded 40? But your Qi and Blood are unstable, is that true?"
"none of your business?"
After saying that, Chen Lie bypassed Chen Ye and walked into the courtyard.
He understood Chen Ye's personality; he was simply trying to make himself uncomfortable.
According to age, Chen Ye is a little over a month younger than him and is his cousin in terms of seniority. However, his blood and qi are too poor. In order to show off, Chen Ye would deliberately pick on him every time they met.
Knowing Chen Ye's intentions, Chen Lie naturally had nothing to say to him.
"His Qi and Blood levels are only at 40 calories, and he's already this tough?"
Chen Ye scoffed; 40 calories of Qi and Blood was just a fraction of his.
In the courtyard, Chang Guirong saw Chen Gequn and his wife and immediately went to greet them.
"Gequn, Yuelan, you've arrived?"
"Second sister-in-law, where are eldest brother and sister-in-law? Why are you and second brother the only ones here?" Chen Gequn asked.
"As soon as it was light, my elder brother and sister-in-law took Chen Ying to visit my elder brother's old leader in the army."
Today is Chen Ying's martial arts banquet, and her eldest brother's family has also invited other military generals.
"Especially the Lu family of Dongchuan. This time, the eldest brother and sister-in-law brought Chen Ying to visit the Lu family of Dongchuan," Chang Guirong said.
"Oh, I see. Will you come here again, brother?"
"They definitely won't go back. They'll go straight to the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel."
My elder brother told us to wait for you here, and that our two families should set off together for the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel.
Chang Guirong said.
At this moment, Chen Guangqun walked over and said, "Let's go straight to the hotel where the banquet is being held. There's no need to linger here."
Mr. and Mrs. Chen nodded, and then the two families went to the Dongchuan Military Banquet Hotel together.
After about ten minutes by airship, Chen Lie arrived outside the military banquet hotel.
After disembarking from the airship, Chen Lie could see the huge signboard above the hotel from afar.
"Congratulations to Miss Chen Ying of the Chen family on her successful advancement to martial artist."
Turning his gaze away, Chen Lie, along with his parents and sister, entered the military banquet hotel.